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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Last year, we had so much fun beaching it with the Hutcheson's, we decided we needed to do it again this year.

Our Stipulations:We must stay on Oceanfront property.

We must have fun.

Check! Check!

Though we were living in closer quarters than what we were used to, (6 of us in one condo!) it was fun. The babies really enjoyed each other and kept each other entertained. Only a few hits and snatches thrown in over our 5 day stay.

I can't write pages about our trip, because we pretty much did the same thing everyday.

Eat. Play. Beach. Pool. Sleep. Eat. Sleep.

We may have changed up that routine a bit, but not much!

So for the most part, this post is pictures.

Unfortunately we only had 1 super sunny day, the other 4 contained rain at some point. Only one of those days was the rain an inconvenience. To be expected when the weather guys are calling for the busiest Hurricane season in years!

A rainy day at the beach is still a day at the beach, however. :)

Ella B & Bo loaded up for the beach haul!

Ella B showing off her selfie taking skills.

Girlfriend even posted to her mama's snapchat story.

Bo has become enamored with dinosaurs this summer. In an effort to introduce him to something besides Mickey Mouse, I played Jurassic World for him one day. He LOVES it. Now, we watch that 435,634,545 a day. We'll be watching and he'll say, "Something is going to happen!" And we are working on a dinosaur collection as we speak. We had like 3 on this trip and that's he and Colby playing with some.

Being a stinker when Courtney told him to smile at her! He'd smile but would not look at her.

"Love Ella, Bo."

He goes for it and she rejects him.

"See ya later, guys!"

Literally what Bo says everytime he says bye now.

Our one and only out to eat night. Also, our one and only family pictures.

The Hutcheson's.

One of my most favorite outfits. I bought this for him when he was 4 months old and I was afraid he was going to outgrow it before he ever got to wear it. It fits, but not for long.

Love our Ellabees!

Typical.

He wants to be moving and she's content to ride. #whateverworks

Vacations always pass too quickly for me. We've been planning this trip for 6 months and now it's done. No worries, there's always next year. (Or next month. :))

Monday, June 5, 2017

Summer is the perfect time for reading for me because I can use nap time & I don't have any shows going on.

I'd love to have a set day for when I'll be posting about the books I've read but I can't promise I'll be done reading by this day or that. So we're just going with it for now.

On to the books....

(Girl is getting her life together in Texas and has no time for love, until she literally walks into it. He knows her, but she doesn't no him. Some confessions are for keeping. :))

Well, I've yet to be let down by Colleen Hoover.

Confess was so good & in true Hoover form, I didn't call some of the curveballs she threw. Courtney said she had more of an idea of what was to come, but I must confess, I did not. :)

I like how she can twist up a love story with a little tragedy and suspense. I'll be reading one from Hoover every month until I finish them all, I believe.

(Mystery surrounds the deaths of several women who have died in the 'swimming pool,' in this town. All but one of the deaths have been ruled suicide, so it seems like the perfect place to commit a murder and cover it up.)

This was the first dark & twisty book I've read since Girl on the Train. I loved that one, so I thought it appropriate to read Into the Water as my inaugural dark & twisty book this year. While it was good, and I was into it and needed to know what happened, it was my least favorite this month. For one, I felt there were too many characters to keep up with. I like hearing the story from different view points, but not from what felt like 20. I couldn't keep up with who was who and had to go back and re-read sometimes. It got confusing. Also, I had a *pretty* good idea about the ending a good while before I got there. But, I still recommend reading it.

(The perfect couple living the perfect life in the perfect house. Life must be perfect for them, right? That's why she's never alone and she doesn't answer the phone and she doesn't work.)

Behind Closed Doors was one of those I had to hear 100 times that I needed to read, but couldn't commit. I kept going back and forth because some people said they couldn't finish it because it was so dark. It was definitely creepy. It was definitely dark. And it was definitely twisty. But I DID like it! It didn't feel as dark & twisty to me as some others, and I guess because you KNEW the who the pyscho was the entire time. He wasn't hiding in plain sight. I get more creeped out wondering who did what and knowing it can be anyone around than knowing who the creeper is. (If that makes sense.) Anyway, if anyone is on the fence about this one like I was, give in & get it! I can't wait for Courtney to finish it so we can talk about it.

(Hannah has lived in almost every city in the continental U.S. but hasn't found home. So, she decides to return to the one place, or person, who is home; her best friend, Gabby. She has to make a decision leave with Gabby one night at a bar, or stay behind with Ethan, her former, first, and only love. Whatever decision she makes will change her forever.)

Another win! Maybe in Another Life was different in that it gave you the chance to see the 'What if,' that you can't in real life. I LOVED it! I still don't know what decision I wanted Hannah to make, I fell in love with both lives she could've had.

That's it for now! If you have any recommendations on what I should be reading, please share!